Movies and TvShows featuring "in-love-with-a-friend" theme.

What If tells the story of Wallace, a medical school dropout who is feeling down on his luck. He meets Chantry, an animator, at a party and they instantly strike up a connection. However, Chantry has a boyfriend, so they decide to just be friends. As they spend more time together, their feelings start to grow, but they must navigate the complexities of their own lives and relationships.

Orpheus' Song follows two friends who embark on a journey to Greece, exploring their feelings for each other and confronting their own repressed desires.

Daphne tells the story of a closeted lesbian actress who embarks on a secret affair in 1940s Venice. Frustrated by her husband-wife relationship and in love with a friend, she finds inspiration and frustration in her forbidden love. Based on a true story, Daphne explores themes of unrequited love, identity, and the challenges faced by LGBTQ individuals in the 1940s.

After being jilted by her former lover, a female author becomes cynical about love. However, when a charming cartoonist enters her life, she finds herself falling for him against her better judgment. Will she be able to overcome her past and embrace love once again? Find out in this hilarious and heartwarming romantic comedy.

Twenty-somethings learn the ups and downs of single life in the 90's as they struggle with commitment, jealousy, and the nightmare of dating a friend of a friend.

In 1987, frustrated junior high student Takashi hates his uncool father hanging around their suburban home all the time, and is pestered by the area’s wannabe gangsters. But he’s interested in the girl next door, the bounteously-breasted Megumi. One day, Takashi hears a rumor that porn actress Kyoko Yokushimaru is coming to town for an autograph session at the only video store in town where Takashi and his judo friends always hang out. Their ridiculous but serious adventure begins. What will Takashi find after all the surprises and chaos? Recalling youth classics like Stand By Me, this is the debut feature of Shin Adachi, Japan Academy Prize-winning screenwriter of 100 Yen Love.

Mathias has decided that today is the day, that he'll let Frederik know he is in love with him. But when the time comes, is he ready to make the first move?

Through the Fire is a romantic comedy that follows the story of a successful woman who encounters her long-lost love in the bustling city of New York. As they reconnect, old flames resurface and the complexities of their platonic relationship come to the forefront. With the help of her best friend and a doorman who is secretly an aspiring actor, she navigates the challenges of finding love in unexpected places.

After leaving practice, collegiate football players Seth and Charlie are grabbing a pizza and planning for a relaxed weekend when everything in their lives takes a sudden turn. Accidentally offending some local thugs out front of the pizza parlor, the two athletes drop the pizzas and begin running for their lives with the thugs in close pursuit. Rounding corners and jumping walls Seth and Charlie begin to depend more and more on each other as the chase continues. Finally, after ducking through a hidden basement hatch, the adrenaline of the moment reveals that their dependence on each other extends far beyond the field and the chase. Over the next several days, Seth begins to struggle as he fights to come to grips with his sexuality and the intensifying feelings he now experiences for his lifelong friend. Eventually, risking the friendship, Seth caters to a love that can't be ignored only to find out that the feelings were mutual

On the hunt for an emotional spark, Fynn sets out to lose himself in various sexual encounters of the night. As day is dawning he stumbles across young Tom, but by this point he wonders if he is still in control of his bodily impulses.

The lines between reality and fantasy become blurred, when a woman who has feelings for her best friend imagines what their relationship could be if she acted on them.

Hotarubi no Mori e tells the story of a young girl named Hotaru who befriends a forest spirit named Gin. As they spend time together in the enchanted forest, their bond deepens and they fall in love. However, their relationship is complicated by the fact that Gin is a spirit and cannot be touched by humans. Despite the challenges they face, Hotaru and Gin's love for each other grows stronger. The movie explores themes of love, friendship, and the ephemeral nature of life.